# The Secret Society: Mystery — user reviews > 663 indexed App Store user reviews of The Secret Society by G5 Entertainment AB, rated 4.30/5 from 42,184 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-secret-society-mystery/id542180079/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-secret-society-mystery/id542180079.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 22,844 · 4★ 11,861 · 3★ 5,124 · 2★ 1,204 · 1★ 1,151 ## What do users think of The Secret Society? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 👍 Addictive gameplay - 🚀 Challenging puzzles - 💡 Variety of game modes - 👍 Relaxing experience - 👍 Great graphics - 💡 Ability to play with friends **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches - 💰 Expensive in-app purchases - 🕰️ Slow energy regeneration - 🔍 Difficulty finding hidden objects - 🤖 Intrusive advertisements - 🤔 Confusing friend system **Commonly reported bugs** - Freezing during gameplay - Disappearing friend lists - Inconsistent energy tracking - Inability to complete quests - Unresponsive controls **Most requested features** - Ability to transfer progress across devices - Option to disable advertisements - Faster energy regeneration - Improved object visibility - More challenging and diverse puzzles ## Newest reviews (16 of 663) ### 3/5 — Doesn’t operate properly *2026-08-30, version 1.45.12300* I’m on an iPhone 14 Pro Max. It keeps freezing up. I’ve deleted and reinstalled the game numerous times. It looks like a fun game….. if it would work. ### 3/5 — Getting Frustrated *2026-08-24, version 1.45.12300* I overall like this game. However, when you have to spend about 200 turns in the same setting to achieve an object, it gets tiresome. The whole point of the game for me is to explore multiple settings. I think this part of the game needs to be fixed. ### 4/5 — Fun find game *2026-08-19, version 1.45.12300* Could improve with more painterly, well drawn scenes ### 2/5 — Please fix bug *2026-08-15, version 1.45.12300* I was playing the game and it will not let me purchase anything and it said that it was an error and I tried to go back in and it’s not working ### 3/5 — IPAD doesn’t update with new game info on time *2026-07-31, version 1.45.12200* My husband plays the game on a Kindle and I play on my IPAD every time there is a new game, his game updates but I can’t get mine to update on my IPad until much later, usually the same day. This is annoying and holds me up from starting the new game. ### 2/5 — Not happy *2026-07-30, version 1.45.12200* I have enjoyed this game for some years but I am now fed up that I am regularly being told that I have missed days when I know I haven’t . ### 2/5 — Downward trend with recent updates *2026-07-27, version 1.45.12200* Update 2026 I have enjoyed this game for years but I will be quitting as soon as my purchased game resources run out. It seems the developers are implementing a strategy where in order to win a monthly puzzle you must purchase additional tokens. No longer can you finish simply by playing the game. This is basically a subscription. Expect to spend over an hour playing every single day, and even if you do that expect to have to buy extra resources to complete the challenge. The developers have changed the odds of collecting tokens over time, and although you can collect some tokens for “free” in the special gem match, that gets more difficult to play over time. All alternative locations to collect tokens needed for the monthly challenge are now restricted. In short, there are now so many restrictions and low odds of completing the monthly objective you almost always have to pay. I understand the devs need to make some money but I’m not participating in what has become a de facto subscription. It has been fun for quite awhile but I’m done. Update: 2024 Game has improved since I wrote the last review. They have added some features and corrected some mistakes of the past so I now have upgraded the rating to 4 stars . March 2019-I’ve played this game for at least 2 years and the major updates lately have been bad. Useful talismans have been removed from several scenes, several scenes have been redesigned to make the objects unrecognizable, and the rewards upon completion have been reduced. In short, the company is clearly looking for more $ to play to the point that it is now ridiculous. DON’T FALL FOR IT. Let’s send a message by not paying another cent. 2016:I've paid money more than once for this game so I find it very irritating that both a uTube and regular splash ad launches each time I play the game. Paying customers shouldn't be interrupted by intrusive ads. Both ads need to be cancelled to return to the game. The game play itself is fine and I will raise the rating if ads are removed. Update 7/18: the ad splash problem described above was fixed but the latest update has created a new problem. Zoom has been restricted so you now can’t zoom in closely to find hidden objects. Talisman rewards are hard to get. I enjoy the game overall but dislike how updates constantly seem to push users to spend more money. I have spent enough. ### 4/5 — Love it! *2026-07-15, version 1.45.12200* Absolutely love this game! I have been playing for many years now! Got many people hooked, but some of them deleted it because they often suggest to buy things. It’s the only game that I refuse to delete when my storage is full on my phone ### 4/5 — Ads/ Combining Collections *2026-06-30, version 1.45.12100* I have been playing this game for a few years now. The only thing that I don’t like at all is when you win collection items at the end of your game, you cannot see exactly what collection the item goes to because when you finish the game, an ad pops up and covers the entire screen for 10 seconds and by the time the ad is finished counting down and ends, the collection item has already been added to it’s particular collection and you cannot see exactly where the item went or even the name of the collection that the item went to. I think that that part of the game is ridiculous because building the collections is the important part of this game, not the stupid ad that covers your entire screen while each item that you won during the game goes to its particular collection. It would make sense if the ad came after the item goes to its collection so that you can see where the items you won goes. Thank you. ### 5/5 — Find 500 badges of the order *2026-06-26, version 1.45.12100* I enjoy this challenge very much. Especially the way it takes me to all the different magic pictures - not just the ones involved in the current challenge. ### 4/5 — Let us control timing! *2026-06-25, version 1.45.12100* I would give you five stars, if only you would allow us players to choose the time when we can use boosters instead of always making the timers start right away when we get an award or prize. Some of us have busy lives and I often don’t get to use a prize because I’ve launched the game to check in but don’t have time to play through a time with free energy. ### 5/5 — Such an addictive game *2026-06-18, version 1.45.12100* I don’t know what it is about this game but it’s the only game I don’t get bored of and there’s so many levels and so much effort put into the game the only thing I would request to change is the gem match and jigsaw puzzle game because the time limit is so short and for the amount of work you have to do to finish it it’s so hard especially as the levels get harder especially for the jigsaw puzzle it’s more so the gems fall slowly for gem match but other then that I love this game so much it’s so addictive I am neurodivergent and it never gets tiring to me and it just keeps me so entertained I love this game so much 😊 ### 5/5 — 5 star game *2026-06-16, version 1.45.12100* Best game on net only one I play now!!!💖 ### 4/5 — Chalanging *2026-06-15, version 1.45.12000* Look forward to the start of every new chalange. ### 2/5 — Scenes with less Clutter *2026-06-14, version 1.45.12000* Please create your next scene with less distracting items, allowing beautifully designed image to be enjoyed. Your most recents have far too many items totally distracting from what could have been a thoughtfully designed scene. Busy cluttered scenes are not fun to play! ### 2/5 — Secret society *2026-06-01, version 1.45.8201* Open all puzzles in this game ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — The Secret Society *2026-08-25, version 1.45.12300* I used to love this but had the new updates. I used to love playing gem match but now I can rarely do it within the time frame. Once I’ve used up all my crystals etc. I won’t be playing any of the games anymore. Disappointed. ### 1/5 — Secret Society Hidden Mystery *2026-08-09, version 1.45.12200* Game freezes, can’t play..updates need looking into.. feel like quitting!!!! ### 1/5 — Unfun game *2026-07-08, version 1.45.12100* G5 tech support SUCKS!!!! When players reach a certain level the levels then go CRAZY!!! Then the player is deleted from the Best Players List. They are doing very little to fix the glitch ! ### 1/5 — I used to love this game… *2026-06-22, version 1.45.12100* I’ve been playing this game for years now and out of all those years I have been playing I’ve only been able to finish the monthly challenges maybe a handful of times at best! But not for lack of trying. Every level of the monthly challenges requires a certain amount of “elements” to gain access to the next level. In order to get these elements you have to either play the Special Gem Match or a certain specific search and find photo. This is nothing new in the world of these type of games but I am finding it literally impossible to get all the elements needed to complete the entire monthly challenge! It’s EXTREMELY frustrating when you play for hours at a time going after one single element and you are given all the elements but the one you need! I don’t know if it’s just me or maybe this game hates me but I’m just over working so hard and having nothing to show for it! ### 1/5 — Unable to use my original profile. *2026-05-05, version 1.45.11901* Please Help ### 1/5 — Content won’t download *2026-03-19, version 1.45.11800* It’s been several months since I’ve turned the game back on and now it keeps saying “content waiting to download” and so now I can’t play anything. And all I see is boxes and it just will not load. More stars when I can get this fixed. ### 1/5 — Самоцветы *2026-02-21* Более убогой игры в самоцветы,не видел никогда.Абсолютно невозможно проходить уровни 0 из 10. **Developer response:** Добрый день! Благодарим за отзыв. Мы постоянно работаем над улучшением игры и обязательно учтём Ваше замечание. ### 1/5 — So Boring Now *2026-01-11, version 1.45.11500* I’ve been playing this game practically since the beginning. The special events used to be a treat. Now they are on all the time, and it is ALWAYS the same thing. How many gazillion times do I have to play Gem Match? I lost 20 seconds off of Memory Match and I cannot do it anymore. The game is huge and because of the special events, you have to play the same picture over and over and over. I never get to play some of the old pictures. I would rather have a much smaller game with different challenges instead of the constant repetitive activities. ### 1/5 — Stopped working *2025-11-23, version 1.45.11400* It just stopped working. Every time I try to get into a game it says waiting to be downloaded. ### 1/5 — Mrs. *2025-11-19, version 1.45.11400* Used to love it, was the most relaxing and challenging game I play! Not anymore 😞. Ads? Now, not updating? Also, you shrunk the times to finish and shortened the time for all assistance! EVEN MORE NOW! Wow you have taken all of the fun out of playing! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Secret Society *2026-08-15, version 1.45.12300* Great game ### 5/5 — So refreshing! *2026-08-13, version 1.45.12300* I have been entertained by this game for many years now and the new Monster Garden scene is a revelation of more neutral, realistic colours and objects. What a pleasure to take part in! I thoroughly enjoy the yearly Christmas scenes which are created with beautiful designs and colours to celebrate a joyous season. Ever thought of creating more haunted, dark scenes, especially for Halloween? That would be really cool!Thank you so much for helping me relax and unwind! Keep it up! Looking forward to many more years of new and fabulous scenes! ### 5/5 — Secret Society game *2026-08-10, version 1.45.12200* I’ve been playing this hidden object game for over 10 years every day. They keep adding content plus it has so much going on. Love it ### 5/5 — Suggestion for Explorer’s Competition *2026-08-09, version 1.45.12200* I’d like to suggest displaying the Player’s progress towards the goals of 24, 56 and 90 total wins, in addition to the remaining time. I generally have no idea how close I might be to the various levels, and would like to know. ### 5/5 — Find 500 badges of the order *2026-08-08, version 1.45.12200* I enjoy this challenge very much. Especially the way it takes me to all the different magic pictures - not just the ones involved in the current challenge. Do you have plans to have a similar challenge in the future? ### 5/5 — Lovin it *2026-07-26, version 1.45.12200* I love this game! It is challenging but fun. I love the new scenes to explore. I really liked the medallion hunt. Recommend it to my friends all the time. ### 5/5 — Suggestion for Explorer’s Competition *2026-07-13, version 1.45.12100* I’d like to suggest displaying the Player’s progress towards the goals of 24, 56 and 90 total wins, in addition to the remaining time. I generally have no idea how close I might be to the various levels, and would like to know. ### 5/5 — Good game *2026-07-10, version 1.45.12100* So exciting ### 5/5 — Hidden objects *2026-07-07, version 1.45.12100* This is by far the BEST hidden objects game out there. And the most challenging. Every other hidden object game pales in comparison to this one. ### 5/5 — Keeps me coming back! *2026-06-30, version 1.45.12100* Fun and challenging game for the whole family! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-05.*